Gear: Canon 5D Mark III; Canon 300 f/2.8 IS + Canon 1.4x teleconverter III
Settings: f/5.6, 1/1,000th of a second, ISO 800, 420mm
The story: Seventh inning of a high school softball game (my first of the year), and this pitcher is throwing a no-no. I had already gotten a few in the top of the first, but I figured I'd try for a few more.
I threw on the 1.4x teleconverter to get up to 420mm, and I punched the f-stop to 5.6. Was shooting somewhat backlit/sidelight (sun was at 3 o'clock to me) as the sun was setting, so needed to bump the ISO a bit. Looking back, I probably should have pushed it a little more ... still some motion blur in the arm at 1/1,000th.
But I was pretty pleased. Focus stuck pretty well, and the top photograph offers kind of a cool narrative, seeing how she threw a no-hitter.
And it's different from your typical full-body pitcher shot that gets boring REAL quick. Here's to an eventful softball season.
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